International | Latin America In Print

With legal markets in the United States and Europe broadly flat, leading international firms have been increasingly eager to tap into Latin America's vibrant and growing economy. But gaining access to these dynamic markets is not so simple.

Editor’s Note

Brazil, Colombia, Mexico

Last year deal volume dropped to its lowest point in four years. Inflation crept back up in a few locales, and ominously, China's growth slowed, curbing its appetite for raw materials and products from Latin American companies. That was then. In the first several months of 2014, deals have surged again.

Opening Statements

Venezuela

Venezuela has been a challenging legal market ever since Hugo Chavez frightened off Western investment a decade ago. These challenges have continued in the year since Chavez's death, as his handpicked successor, Nicolás Maduro, follow in his footsteps and violent clashes between pro-government militants and protesters become more common.